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I recently moved home to Western New York and was shocked to learn that of the Big 5 school districts in New York State, Rochester is at the very bottom of the barrel for student achievement. The percentage of kids who can read and write and do math according to their grade level is in the single digits! It isn’t that much better in Buffalo, where not even 12 percent of third through eighth graders were proficient in English, and just 15 percent were proficient in Math.

Back in December, charter schools across New York began posting photos on social media to show their #CharterSchoolWishList – identifying some of the resources they’d like their school to have. Statewide on average, charter students only receive 75 cents on the dollar compared to district kids which means many schools don't have all of the resources they'd like to have for their students.

Before the final state budget negotiations begin in earnest, the Senate and the Assembly release their own budget proposals - which essentially means each house stakes out their priorities for the final weeks of negotiations. They both released their proposals this weekend.

The New York State Assembly and Senate released their budget proposals over the weekend. While the Senate showed unwavering support for charter schools, the Assembly's proposal poses serious threats to charters.

The New York State Department of Education released data recently that proves charter schools are more successful when it comes to graduating their students than district schools are. What this release shows specifically is that charter high schools are outperforming their host districts when it comes to graduating students, even with the children that are “hardest to reach.” More on that below.

This year's Charter School Advocacy Day at the Capitol in Albany was a huge success. Thousands of charter families and educators from across New York State took part in a record number of legislative visits – more than 90! – and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came out to show their support.